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The Marching Morons
Feb. 13th, 2009 08:30 amWhen I picked up my snail mail last night, I noted two personal letters in the rather slim haul. Since that's two more then I usually get, I immediately opened them.
They were of course chain letters. One was from Yakima Washington, the other from Londonderry New Hampshire, both in cheap peel-and-stick plain white envelopes. Of course I'm not responding to them, but I did find them amusing. (I did consider writing back to the correspondents. But as they say about teaching pigs to sing, it would just make a lot of noise and annoy folks). Some of my amusement was the usual chain letter stuff:
"As Seen on Oprah & 20/20!"
"Make $250,000 in Weeks."
"Let's Help Each Other and Create Our Own Stimulus Package."
What was more amusing was the instruction page. This two-page missive, addressed "Dear Friend," and allegedly written by "Dick Hollman," was very helpful. It gave me a specific company (no link - they don't need my help to rise in the Google ranks) to contact to buy my 200 name mailing list (only $45, credit cards accepted, operators standing by.) I was told to ask for a specific list at that company (who I pissed off to get on that list I have no idea) and that this specific company would send me the mailing list on self-stick labels. "For an additional charge," they'd also print my return address on labels.
I wonder if "Dick Hollman" works for a certain, very helpful, mailing company?
They were of course chain letters. One was from Yakima Washington, the other from Londonderry New Hampshire, both in cheap peel-and-stick plain white envelopes. Of course I'm not responding to them, but I did find them amusing. (I did consider writing back to the correspondents. But as they say about teaching pigs to sing, it would just make a lot of noise and annoy folks). Some of my amusement was the usual chain letter stuff:
"As Seen on Oprah & 20/20!"
"Make $250,000 in Weeks."
"Let's Help Each Other and Create Our Own Stimulus Package."
What was more amusing was the instruction page. This two-page missive, addressed "Dear Friend," and allegedly written by "Dick Hollman," was very helpful. It gave me a specific company (no link - they don't need my help to rise in the Google ranks) to contact to buy my 200 name mailing list (only $45, credit cards accepted, operators standing by.) I was told to ask for a specific list at that company (who I pissed off to get on that list I have no idea) and that this specific company would send me the mailing list on self-stick labels. "For an additional charge," they'd also print my return address on labels.
I wonder if "Dick Hollman" works for a certain, very helpful, mailing company?
